Wake-on-LAN

[NeverSimple]

Hello,

I just noticed that wake-on-lan updated it's way into my system... . Great idea. But.. why is wol only for static IP addresses ? The most important computer i want to wake up uses dhcp. I used to start up that computer with my router's wol function while it was using a dhcp address, so it probably isn't a technical issue.

Can anyone tell me why wol is implemented this way ??

Richard Herman

[cpg]

Amahi does not track the leases dished out by the DHCP server, so once a lease disappears, there is no way to see it by the software. Waking up a device once it's online (once the software can see the lease) is too late

This would entail some changes. Please file a bug and we will look into it. It's useful functionality!

Go to http://bugs.amahi.org -
1) Login using the same username you use on amahi.org
2) Choose the project (platform)
3) Choose "New Issue"

[NeverSimple]

Please file a bug and we will look into it. It's a useful functionality!"

Just done that. (Feature #638).

Thanks for your answer.

Richard

[chaosdesign]

Just a though

Since Amahi DHCP server dishes out the same IP/host/domain every time the pc starts (in my case every time a coconut), then there must be a record with a relation between the mac address and IP/Host name.

I will look into this to see if i can find anything.

[chaosdesign]

Bingo

I had a look through Webmin and under servers --> dhcp

I scrolled down to view leases,
there were no current leases active,
so i clicked on the show all active and Expired leases
and bingo

the path location to where the lease information is kept is

/var/lib/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases

I am sure the dev team can pull something out of this.

On that note the WOL function is best serverd by Mac address / hostname

hope this helps

[cpg]

ok, pursuant to bug #638 ...

can you try this platform?

it ought to do this:

1. show more leases, including inactive/expired ones
2. let you wake the machines up

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rpm -Uvh http://alpha.amahi.org/tmp/hda-platform-5.5.1-20.noarch.rpm

please follow up in the bug by clicking on update.
you can also watch the bug updates as they happen by clicking on "watch".

[NeverSimple]

can you try this platform?

it ought to do this:

1. show more leases, including inactive/expired ones
2. let you wake the machines up

Well, maybe it ought to do that, but it my case it seems to do something else . If I try to access the 'networking' tab I get the message: "the application has found an error. You will be forwarded shortly"

I haven't done anything to try to solve this, not even rebooted the server. I could paste the complete output from the 'debug' page I'm forwarded to, but I don't know if that will be usefull. I'll try to leave the server in this state until I hear what will be the best way to solve this....


Richard

[cpg]

yeah, submit a debug report please (after you get forwarded, it should redirected you to the debug tab).

also, in the bug report, can you possibly attach the two lease files:

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/var/lib/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases /var/lib/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases~

[NeverSimple]

yeah, submit a debug report please (after you get forwarded, it should redirected you to the debug tab).

also, in the bug report, can you possibly attach the two lease files:

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/var/lib/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases /var/lib/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases~

At least I tried... I clicked 'the submit for debug' button, entered a description and clicked 'submit for debug' again, expecting a page where I could attach something. Some message flashed across the screen and the report was gone.. It's 01:25 AM local time and the whisky tastes great! that probably doesn't help (it does, but on another level...)

Could you tell me where or how to attach those files ??

Richard

[NeverSimple]

[received a PM from 'cpg' as a response to the bug report with a request to try hda-platform-5.5.1-20]

Installed the update and the 'networking' tab is accessible again. I can see the wake-on-lan button for the dhcp clients. I will have to do some more testing to see if it works. I will update when I have more information.

Thanks for looking into a really useful addition to the WOL feature. Appreciate it!

Richard